Grizzly bears are officially coming back to North Cascades, park service and US Fish & Wildlife announce

Grizzly bears will be translocated from the Rocky Mountains and interior British Columbia to establish a population in the North Cascades.

WASHINGTON, USA — Two agencies officially announced Thursday their plans to restore a population of grizzly bears to the North Cascade Mountains. 

The National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife will seek to move three to seven grizzly bears a year over five to 10 years to establish an initial population of 25 grizzly bears. The animals will be translocated from ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains and Interior British Columbia, according to a press release. 

Grizzly bears were native to

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